Landlord sued to evict tenant for creating a nuisance by flooding his apartment as well as a downstairs neighbor's apartment. While the case was pending, landlord asked the court to award use and occupancy based...
Landlord sued to evict tenant for nonpayment of rent. Landlord and tenant's family member signed a court-ordered settlement agreement that gave landlord possession and $6,000 in back rent owed. The court then...
Seventy-four tenants sued a number of landlords of different buildings for rent overcharge in one lawsuit that they sought to designate as a class action. Tenants claimed that there was a systematic effort...
Landlord NYCHA sued to evict tenant. The court ruled for NYCHA and issued an eviction warrant. When landlord went to the court clerk's office to process the eviction warrant, the warrant was rejected for missing...
Tenant sued landlord, claiming improper deregulation and rent overcharge. Tenant claimed that he was rent stabilized. Landlord asked the court to dismiss the case, arguing that the DHCR had primary jurisdiction over...
In separate court actions, two tenants sued landlord, claiming that they were improperly deregulated and being overcharged by landlord. The building received 421-g tax benefits. Landlord asked the court to...
Landlord sued to evict tenant after sending a 30-day termination notice. Tenant asked the court to dismiss the case, claiming that landlord's court petition inaccurately described the premises. The court ruled...
The city sued landlord of several Manhattan buildings and sought nuisance abatement. After three years of unsuccessful administrative enforcement efforts, the city claimed that landlord had failed to stop illegally...
In light of the emergency circumstances caused by COVID-19 and in accordance with Governor Cuomo’s orders, New York courts stopped accepting new case filings as of March 22, 2020, except for...
Tenant, who operated a subsidized program under agreement with DOHMH, sued to evict subtenant for sublease violations. Tenant claimed that subtenant failed to pay monthly rent as it became due, used or possessed...
The Court issued an administrative order in light of the emergency circumstances caused by COVID-19, consistent with Gov. Cuomo's executive order suspending statutes of limitation in legal matters. Effective...
Landlord sued to evict month-to-month tenant after sending a 30-day termination notice, claiming that tenant was unregulated and had no lease. Landlord claimed that the apartment was unregulated because it was...
